The Ivy at Dana Hill an under-construction conversion of an historic Victorian-era bulding into 29 modern condominium homes. The property is located at 18 Centre Street, between Harvard and Central squares.

All are sun-splashed one bedroom and studio condominiums featuring kitchens with stainless steel appliances, granite counters & maple cabinets, designer Italian ceramic tiled-baths with deep tubs. Other features include bay windows, white oak floors throughout and nine foot ceilings. The professionally-managed building offers on-site laundry, 20 deeded-parking spaces, and is pre-wired for Internet, cable and phone.

It is close in proximity to buses and “T” stations and, of course, close to a world-class variety of shops, theaters, nightclubs and restaurants, all within walking distance.

Prices are in the $224,900-$354,900 range. Occupancy is scheduled for May, 2007.

The Boston Herald ran an article on Sunday about The Metropolitan.

The Metropolitan is a 2-year old, 22-story building in Chinatown. There are rentals on the first 10 floors, but above that are 118 condos.

The units are comfortable, with higher-end finishes, and the building constructed of good quality. Many units have killer views of downtown Boston or the Blue Hills.

The Herald article discusses unit #2001, a 20th-story, 1028 square foot, two-bedroom home, listed for $719,000.

Also avaliable for sale, recently were:

14th floor, 500 square-foot, one bedroom, one bathroom unit, $359,000.
17th floor, 592 square-foot, one bedroom, one bathroom unit, $392,500.
10th floor, 1056 square-foot, two bedroom, two bathroom unit, $615,000.
22nd floor, 668 square-foot, one bedroom, one bathroom unit, $620,000.
14th floor, 1308 square-foot, three bedroom, two bathroom unit, $699,000.

The developer of Folio Boston, a new luxury condominium project in Boston’s Financial District will be holding an auction for the 34 remaining, unsold condominiums.

Folio Boston is a 14-story, newly constructed building facing the Rose Kennedy Parkway, at 80 Broad Street.

Out of the 96 units, 63 have been sold. The remainder are a mix of one-bedroom, two-bedroom and penthouse units.

A minimum bid will be required for each unit. A one-bedroom currently offered for sale at $480,000 will be sold at or above its $325,000 minimum price. The most expensive unit to be auctioned, a $1.76 million, two-bedroom with a wraparound terrace on the 14th floor with a waterfront view, has a $1.025 million minimum price.

The interiors of these units are of high quality. The largest penthouse is jawdroppingly beautiful, with sweeping views of the parkway and harbor.

It seems to be just a matter of timing, with the developer looking to move on from the project, and seeing the auction as a way to generate business. At this time, it doesn’t look as though any other Boston projects would be considering such a move. Unless of course, it’s an overwhelming success.

Source: Going once … By Kimberly Blanton, The Boston Globe

It looks as though the developer has started construction of The Bryant, on Columbus Ave, in the South End.

The Bryant is a mixed-use, luxury, boutique condominium development that is designed with 50 residential units, including 9 au pair suites, 43 storage spaces and 2 ground floor retail spaces. The unit program and mix of units is 2 bedroom and 2 bedroom + study / 3 bedroom units with larger than average square footage and a variety of amenities.

The Bryant is located on 301-319 Columbus Avenue at the threshold of Back Bay and the South End of Boston, Massachusetts and offers easy access to public transportation, the Mass Pike, Route 93, Logan Airport, South Station, Boston’s Financial District, restaurants and other urban conveniences.

Renderings, floor plans, and contact information can be found on the developer’s website. Otis & Ahearn is handling sales and marketing.

(Whoa, wait - did they say “au pair suites”? That’s a first, for Boston, I’m pretty sure.)

More than 50 people have signed up for a unique open house tour of condos for sale in South Boston. Interested buyers (and their agents?) will be escorted around to at least twelve “dog-friendly” properties.

Real estate agent Joyce Lebedew designed the event to make her real estate services and listings stand out in a neighborhood with nearly 400 properties on the market and 100-plus open houses on a given Sunday.

There will be a second trolley stationed at the M Street Park, with maps available for those who prefer to walk with their pooches to the houses and condos for sale.

Free doggy goody bags will be stuffed with cable sweaters, tennis balls, frisbees, bandanas, poop pickup bags and other items.

Source: The Boston Herald